Chandni Bar
Seen it?2001 | 150 min | Crime, Drama
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It was critically acclaimed, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of mob stories and crime fans. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. Liked Once Upon a Time in America or Menace II Society? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
The gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
8 wins and 15 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
- TabuMumtaz P. Sawant
- Atul KulkarniPotya Sawant
- Ananya KhareDeepa Pandey
- Rajpal YadavIqbal Chamdi
- Suhas PalshikarIrfan Mamu
- Minakshi SahaniPayal Sawant
- Vishal ThakkarAbhay Sawant
- Shri Vallabh VyasHabib Bhai
- Vinay ApteInspector Gaikwad
- Manoj JoshiChandrakant Bhau